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    Is this LTC facility trying to take her license?

    Fiona59 replied to Spouse_of_nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you actually read the TOS it states "peer to peer nursing community on the internet". A spouse of a nurse is not a peer. In the about us section "a global site reaching nurses and nursing...
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    Is this LTC facility trying to take her license?

    Fiona59 replied to Spouse_of_nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Actually it's meant to be a forum for nurses, read the terms of service. We had a run of husbands posting for their wives over the years. It never ends well. We are basically listening to a story...
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    Is this LTC facility trying to take her license?

    Fiona59 replied to Spouse_of_nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why are you posting for your wife? The forum is for nurses not their
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    Interview

    Fiona59 replied to priya0504's topic in General World

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    Bullying in nursing, common or not?

    Fiona59 replied to ccman18's topic in Canada

    Bullying exists even in organizations who state they will not tolerate it (along with abuse of their staff, which they permit) Like the poster above me clearly states women are mean to women. It's...
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    Grant MacEwan Perioperative Nursing

    Fiona59 replied to ReginaPhalange99's topic in Canada

    The perioperative course is also available to LPNs. The only difference is a unit on supervisory skills. The time frame is outlined in the course outline. AHS offers educational funding for employed...
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    LPNs in the ER

    Fiona59 replied to amandab13's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Seriously? We're all IV push certified in my hospital. The only thing we can't push are cardiac
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    Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

    Fiona59 replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    What you did say was LPNs (nursing assistants). Huge difference. A nursing assistant doesn't have a practice permit, isn't permitted to wound care, assess or medicate patients. These are all duties...
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    Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

    Fiona59 replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Are you saying LPN's are being used as care aides? No wonder so many want to leave la belle
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    Foreign Nurse with BS willing to work as a LPN

    Fiona59 replied to Gratefull's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wish you had used a different title for this thread. Do you have any idea of how offensive it is to say you 'are willing to work as an LPN'? How many years has it been since you worked as a nurse...
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    Allergic to cats in AL, what can I do?

    Fiona59 replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    To get an epi-pen he's not just allergic he has an anaphalxyis. (and yes I know I spelt that wrong). Most doctors won't even issue a script for an epi-pen unless testing is done or a reaction has...
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    Jail, correctional facility RN

    Fiona59 replied to Ashley.Hop's topic in Canada

    Where in Canada do you work? In my province, Corrections Nurses are either provincial or federal employees. They pay union rates and no "hazard
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    LPNs in the ER

    Fiona59 replied to amandab13's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Better try the Canadian forum. Most American LPNs have restricted
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    Exclusively working day shifts

    Fiona59 replied to SKnursing's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You can say you will only do days BUT you will need multiple jobs to make a full cheque. My staffing office requires you do shift. If you hold out for just days there will be times when you get...
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    Moving from Winnipeg to Calgary

    Fiona59 replied to Kelsey204's topic in Canada

    AHS is the primary employer of nurses in Alberta. It can be hard to get hired. If you are ICU, OR or Emerg, you have a better chance. I have a coworker who has been trying for an internal move to...
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    Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

    Fiona59 replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Now, now, healthcare isn't free. We're taxed up the ying
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    Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

    Fiona59 replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Getting admitted to a university programme has become increasingly hard. My local uni requires an 90% in the required Grade 12 subjects. They admit 120 pupils a year. They usually have over 1200...
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    What is Nursing like (Ontario)?

    Fiona59 replied to s3kovacs's topic in Canada

    A line is a job. A full time line is considered a 1.0FTE (and can be as rare as hen's teeth in some areas). Part time lines are shown as .5FTE (for half time hours). One shift is .1FTE. If you are...
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    Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

    Fiona59 replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Practical Nurses are educated for two years at the College level with university transfer credit courses as part of the curriculum. Basically, it's the old, two year diploma RN course. RNs are...
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    Working in MedSurg with ONLY RNs...

    Fiona59 replied to newgradnurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I work surgery in Alberta. I am an LPN. I carry the same workload as the RNs on my unit. We don't have techs (do you mean Nursing Assistants). Personal care is every nurses responsibility. It...
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    Nursing Levels in BC

    Fiona59 replied to StrawberryJam's topic in Canada

    I'm not sure what you are really asking. An RN is an RN. There is no promotions. The pay scale is based upon hours worked. All floor RNs are trained to be Charge, usually in the first year of...
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    Patients & Pet Peeves

    Fiona59 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    I've actually asked a patient. He told me his wife held the ice cream
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    Patients & Pet Peeves

    Fiona59 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    My health service has a policy in place that prohibits video recording on units. If a family asks to record discharge instructions or teaching that's one thing. Randomly walking around the unit...
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    How much more do nurses get paid for night shift in bc

    Fiona59 replied to natalie456's topic in Canada

    That's it? Alberta is $5/hour for
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    LPN job prospects in BC

    Fiona59 replied to Raj.deep's topic in Canada

    Employers have to provide evidence that there isn't a single nurse in Canada willing to work for them before they go offshore. Declining government funding explains unfilled lines. The longer the...